SAN FRANCISCO / Transformers leave thousands powerless

Published 4:00 am, Monday, November 3, 2003

Nearly 38,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in parts of San Francisco and Daly City were without power for as long as three hours Sunday afternoon, according to a PG&E spokesman.

Residents and businesses near the border of San Francisco and northern Daly City lost power at 12:18 p.m. when a transformer bank failed at the Daly City substation, according to Michael McColl, spokesman for PG&E.

PG&E restored power to all customers by 3:30 p.m, McColl said. The cause of the equipment failure was under investigation.